We ventured out to Oxley Nature Park this week with hope of finding lots of goldenrod and maybe a gall or two. We did find bunches of goldenrod, milkweed, & thistle... along with a giant spider, some lichen, fungi, tadpoles, turtle shells and much more. Unfortunately, we didn't see any galls on the plants we checked out.
The littles also learned, if they were ever to get lost in the woods, to seek out which side of the tree moss is growing on - for it almost always grows on the north side of the tree. This was exciting for Oldest Little as we had been chatting a bit on ordinal (cardinal) directions last week.
Nature Study has become one of the true highlights of our week. We are loving all the fun things each nature center area has to offer. The littles are learning to identify all sorts of bugs, plants, and trees...all in their natural environment. What makes it an even greater blessing is the company we keep. The kids and I have made amazing friends in this group. We do typical "play date" stuff (as the kids are mostly early elementary age and younger), but it's all wrapped up in a whole lot of learning done by parent and child alike.
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